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birch

Pronunciation: (bûrch),[key]—n.1. any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood. Cf. birch family.2. the wood itself.
3. a birch rod, or a bundle of birch twigs, used esp. for whipping.

—adj.birchen.

—v.t.to beat or punish with or as if with a birch: The young ruffians were birched soundly by their teacher.